Happiness

Okay. So we didn't actually drive down to D.C. to see the WWII Memorial. I scheduled that blog post and that was before Friday, when I realized what we all really needed was some down time and not go anywhere for a while. So, Saturday I took Jonah miniature golfing and we all went swimming. Today I went to the temple and then we went swimming again, without Elizabeth and Josh. Later we had a yummy dinner at a friends house. And that my friends, was our Memorial Day weekend. This is my blog. My name is Megan Abbott.

Image taken from www.thepioneerwoman.com. Check it for more pics- they made me cry! Today is Memorial Day! To celebrate, we will be driving down to D.C. to visit the World War II Memorial. What a better way to celebrate Memorial Day by visiting this site and remembering and honoring those who have served so valiantly for our country. Happy Memorial Day! How wonderful to live in such a great country and to have peace in our land! This is my blog. My name is Megan Abbott.

Elizabeth's face is pink because of an allergic reaction to amoxicillian. Elizabeth today This is a picture of Elizabeth's arms. She woke up this morning with an allergic reaction to amoxicillan. Poor girl! We gave her benadryl and called the Dr. and she slept through Sacrament Mtg. Again.

This picture was stolen from thepioneerwoman.com, taken by someone else. I was going to wait until Monday to post a Memorial day picture, but I just couldn't wait! Thepioneerwoman.com is posting a series of blog posts with just pictures of soldiers coming home from war. Wow. It made me tear up. Okay. It made me cry. But that's just because I'm hormonal. And it's a good thing I'm hormonal too. All systems are up and running fine, if you know what I mean. And if not, e-mail me and I'll let you know! (joshmeganabbott@hotmail.com). On the home front, Asher is still sick. From 5 pm on he kept saying he was cold (getting the chills from his fever) and that his head and tummy hurt. He didn't eat any dinner, but it could have been because of the bag of Captain Crunch I gave him earlier to keep him happy. I just signed up to take him to the gym too. I haven't been in a week! But I have been running in the morning! :) The ringing in my ears is spontaneously gone a...

Asher, playing the guitar at Elizabeth's piano studio I love how about half my readers are in California so that if I wait until 11 am or 12 pm to post it's only 8 am or 9 am there. Of course that makes it hard when you want to call your Mom at 9 in the morning and it's 6 am there! Oh, well! Also, some people in California have not been posting on their blogs. I won't name any names, Kristen! I don't want my blog to be a woe-is-me blog all the time. But, here I go. We are home again today, missing another field trip- this time for Ethan and Jonah (hopefully I'll get my $ back). Asher was burning up at 6 am when I checked his forehead while he slept and I knew that wasn't good! He woke up with a fever of 100.8- bleh! It was low enough to maybe take him to the babysitters- but 100.8 is still pretty high. Plus, he was clingy and grumpy. Plus, I started having that weird ringing in my ears that caused me to miss all of Church a week and a half ago. I can't e...

Poor sick Jonah on the night of Fathers and Sons All last week Jonah was extremely grumpy and tired. He would yell, throw his fork, hit Asher, fall asleep anytime we went somewhere in the car and wouldn't eat very much. This is so abnormal for Jonah. Friday morning after another disagreement I got upset and said "Jonah, I am so tired of you being grumpy all the time!"I called and attempted to make an appointment with the Dr. They got him in later that day. He was feverish and the Strep test came back very positive. What??? I thought! (and felt badly for yelling at him that morning!) He didn't have a sore throat- still didn't and only wouldn't eat. Turns out that is typical for 4-7 year-olds with strep. Elizabeth came home from school that day with a crazy fever of 101.8. I committed to taking her to the Dr. the very next day. She also said her stomach hurt. After an hour and a half at a busy Dr. office, her strep came back negative but that was only the quick ...

(stock photo) Ever since Josh and I got married, he has wanted to buy me a nice piano. We did get a pretty good keyboard, complete with a stand and a bench from his Mom, but it's just not the same as a piano. When we finally own a house, we will get a piano we decided. That was almost three years ago. Mortgage payments, painting of rooms and other furniture such as a sofa for the family room have all taken precedent. Until now! With the help of some funds left over from a project and the beautiful thing known as Craigslist, we are soon to be owners of a beautiful, black Roland HP-203 Digital Piano w/Bench and Light! I went to see it yesterday and loved it!!! The only problem with it is that I will play it A LOT and our home will be filled with a lot more noise, which is saying something in an already noisy household. It will be good noise though. More NEWS! I will be returning to teaching piano lessons in the Fall! I taught for one year when I was in High School at my piano teacher...